From the smallest beginnings come the greatest legends.
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) is a adventure, fantasy and action film directed by Peter Jackson, released on December 12, 2012 with a runtime of 2h 49m. It stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage and James Nesbitt. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 20,036 ratings.
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Martin Freeman
as Bilbo Baggins
Ian McKellen
as Gandalf the Grey
Richard Armitage
as Thorin Oakenshield
James Nesbitt
as Bofur
Ken Stott
as Balin
Sylvester McCoy
as Radagast the Brown
Barry Humphries
as The Great Goblin
Dean O'Gorman
as Fili
Aidan Turner
as Kili
Graham McTavish
as Dwalin
Adam Brown
as Ori
Peter Hambleton
as Gloin / William Troll
Directed by Peter Jackson, written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson, produced by Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 20,036 ratings.
Peter Jackson creates the same world that he already shown us in the LOTR, but that's not the only thing he repeats. He also repeats ripping Tolkiens book into a sucession of endless races and actions scenes with orcs falling everywhere and several "inventions" that mess the beautiful story created by the English author. He also repeats those several minutes of platform game inside caves that we saw in Moria and in…
Reviewed on December 17, 2012
An other great master peace has been added the the Lord of The Rings collection. This movie was an excellent example of how great actors, an amazing story and a beautiful world can be produced in such an excellent way. Peter Jackson has out done his self by creating this great film. There are differences from the book but I can't complain about any of them, yes I love the original story but this one is still one of…
Reviewed on March 15, 2013
Over a decade after a little-known director from New Zealand managed to con New Line Cinema into giving him $300 million to make a trilogy based on JRR Tolkien's seminal fantasy (and long considered unfilmable) work The Lord of the Rings, the cinematic landscape for fantasy has changed drastically. Much like Tolkien's tome, the Lord of the Rings films came to utterly define high fantasy in film, with even competing…
Reviewed on July 21, 2013
Of course off the level of its <em>'The Lord of the Rings'</em> predecessors, but I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed <em>'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'</em>. It has good lure to it, the plot is more than interesting, it features pleasant callbacks and - like LOTR - looks exquisite. As for the casting, I like 'em. Martin Freeman (Bilbo) is, like Elijah Wood, an actor I've always found hit-and-miss, but I really…
Reviewed on February 20, 2021
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) includes Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt and Ken Stott. The film was directed by Peter Jackson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released on December 12, 2012 and runs for 2h 49m.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 20,036 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, fantasy and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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